Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-02
THE OLD FOUNDRY.
THE OLD FOUNDRY.
A Church Whose History Begins With
the Sackiny of the City.
INCIDENTS OF THE WAR OF 1872 WHICH LED 10 THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF DAY AND NIGHT OF TERROR-wHY THE CHURCH
Is CALLED THE FOUNDRY.

OF A DAY AND NIGHT OF TEkkUR-WHf The CHCRCH
Is CALLED THE FOUNDRY.
One OF the results OF the war OF 1912 was the
erection OF the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
church, at the corner of l4th and q streets. One
OF the members OF the church a few years ago
undertook the task OF writing history OF the in
teresting events connected with the origin OF the
church. Much OF the material he obtained from
the late John C. Hardness, who. after a member
ship OF over a quarter Of century at the
Foundry, for over third OF a century was lead
ing member and Officer OF the McKendree The
sketch refers to Hamburg, near the Observatory,
and Carrollsburg, on the Eastern Branch, "Dud-
dingtOn" southeast of the Capitol, the mansion OF
Motley Young, In South Washington, David
Burns house, on the river. near 18th street. Gen.
John DavidSOn'S country residence, between *, l.,
18th and 18th streets, yet standing, and known
for over half q century as GuiSta's, as with few
tions prior to the beginning OF the present CEN
fury. The writer says: "Among the adventures
who came her were those who appreciated
grace; such formed the nuclei OF church organi-
cations, which the Methodist iuinerants and rep
resentatives OF other Christian communions util-
were churched and valuable trophies won for the
Great Shepherd and Btshopof Souls"
sUBDUING THE WILDERNESS.
The writer says herculean task was assigned
the President and Commissioners in subduing the
Aoi ShO oAoO Va ehO City,
and to construct the public buildings. Yet such
was their indomitable perseverance that before
the time allotted by Congress the buildings were
ton OF the Site as the seat Of Government, the
writer states, continued, and had d1scouraging
effect; but at the end OF the second decade IL was
found that many substantial dwellings and busi-
ness houses had been erected, schemes Mad been
inaugurated for bridging the Potomac, for con-
structing the Washington City Canal, &C.
THE EARLY CHURCHES
M <Io nj lfo3o clryt l,o
following churches had been erected or framed:
Christ Episcopal and Ebenezer (now 4th street,)
n, near the navy-yard; First Baptist, 18th and
streets northwest; Friends Meeting House, l. be-
tween 18th and 10th streets; Seceder Presbyte-
rian street, near 14th; First Presbyterian, cor
ner OF South Capitol and South streets; ST. Pat
and second Baptist, in McLeod's school-house,
near the navy-yard. Within this time the CON-
missioners had, besides erecting the public build
ings subdued much OF the mOraSs formed by the de-
post OF the Tiber graded and grayeled the Avenue
from the Capitol TO the White Lot with four rows OF
LOmbardy poplars. running its entire length. and
opened some OF the other streets The prepara-
ton for the war OF 1912 taxed the Washington
navy-yard and all similar national works 70 their
snfrys s Shared Largely Il the prosperity due to
such preparations its commerce and local indus
tries thriving. A Methodist church had been built
had been awarded q large contract Tor the manu.
facture OF c0rdage for the Government. Henry
rSxa an Engsnmap ,sa9 had e%gratsa and
for the manufacture OF cannon, and realized
handsome fortune Mr. Foxan had In early life
worked in the same foundry In England with
Francis ASbury, and had been converted and
Joined the Methodist Church, and when he settled
In Georgetown he united with the church there.
THE RATTLE OF BLADKNsBURG.
The writer speaks OF the battle OF BladenSburg
IS follows: "After the exchange OF . few rounds
at long range, retreat TO the capital was ordered
and passed rapidly along the U. 3. line, which was
rapidly Qoeyed, except by Commodore Barney's
command. The line broke into utter disorder, and
by every available avenue made tor the natural
defenses Of Western NaWf2nd. About noon a
b0dy-sefvant OF one OF the generals on f0aming
stoed {the day was noted Tor Its intense heat and
DUST, dashed up Pennsylvania avenue and alghted
for few moments at O grocery store on street,
between 10th and 21st streets (now No 2Ols), kept
by samuel HARNESS. He told the sad tate and
continued on his way 70 warn the family OF hts
master 70 dee from Georgetown 70 some secure re-
treat, but he barely escaped lynchfng at the
hands OF few jealous parttsans present Soon
after this Pennsylvanta avenue was crowded
with the returning s0ldiery and camp followers,
al fleeing westward az their own discretion
For more than TWO hours the surging tide OF hu-
manity swept onward. Then followed an oppres-
sdve silence; the streets and avenues were de- Z
serted; the few Old men, women. and children
who had not or could not leave retired within
their beleagured homeA dreading near and tear.
o0 oovo1op0e0fA Unexpecto0y, hoWovoe q